Reviews of Bellevue Hospital-Psychiatry (Psychiatrist)

death grrrips

they kept me and the other psych patients in stretchers in a single hallway. no rooms, no dividers, just all of us lined up in a hallway.

Yttecarb Yttecarb

Great experience. Pros Lots of nurses that really care about the wellbeing of the patients. Daily Routine which really helped me with my recovery. Groups like Art therapy, yoga, sobriety , anger management, addressing your feeling, coping skills .all very informative and insightful. I had my own room. (Not everyone does) they provide you with clean sheets, clean pajamas every single day. They provided me with medication. And asked for feedback and really worked with your needs. The medication really helped me I spoke to a doctor and therapist almost every day. Daily check ups We were fed three times a day. Full meals that really filled you up. I am vegetarian and lactose intolerant and they gave me a special meal plan. (Lots of others had meal preferences as well and got the same treatment) When the doctors and therapist and everyone else decides it’s time for you to leave. They give you 30days of medication They help you find housing They will place you in different programs based on your individual needs so you can continue getting Help when you leave When I was released I was placed in a shelter. I am in a program that I go to 3 times a week They set me up with a therapist, social worker and a psychiatrist I’m scheduled to see every 30 days to fill my prescription I didn’t have insurance and they signed me up for Medicaid (which payed for everything and pays for all of these programs, I believe most insurance will. I’m not sure honestly but Medicaid is paying for everything. Visitors can come from I believe 2-4 ( I’m not sure ) but I had a visitor and he brought me books it was nice. Cons They check up on you every 15 minutes. So if you are in your room a nurse will poke their heads in every 15 min to make sure you are ok. I know this is for good but it did make me feel alittle annoyed The lounge tv is super blurry All of the windows are really blurry and you cannot really see outside You are locked in and can’t leave as a patient. After being there for so many days it does start to feel like you’ve abandoned the outside world all together. Which is good and bad Some of the patients are alittle “out there” ( it is a phyc ward lol) . Some of them fight some of them scream There’s a lot of down time and since the tv sucks there tends to not really be anything to do. (I recommend books) Boring Conclusion. My stay here has helped me immensely. I had lots of time to think lots of time to speak about my feelings reflect on my emotions and decision. The medication is working. The outpatient program is amazing and keeping me on the right track. I’ve only been out of then ward for two weeks now. I stayed for a total of 16 days. (Depends on individual needs how long you will stay) I am very thankful for the staff the nurses are amazing. This is a great place to be if you need help. I am still reaping the benefits today. I am not 100% healed, not even close. I still have a lot of work to do but I have an amazing support system that this ward has curated for me. I hope in the future I am healed of my mental illness or inspite of my illness I reach all of my goals and I am truly proud of who I am.